In talks with PM Modi, Trudeau commended govt's efforts to engage farmers in dialogue: MEA
New Delhi, Feb 12: In his telephonic talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commended the Indian government's efforts to choose the path of dialogue in dealing with the farmer protests and described it as "befitting in democracy", the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
Modi and Trudeau held the telephone conversation on Wednesday, covering a range of issues including the coronavirus crisis.
"On the farmers' protests, Prime Minister Trudeau commended efforts of the government of India to choose the path of dialogue as befitting in democracy," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said at a media briefing.
His comments came following a question on the issue.
"He (Trudeau) also acknowledged the responsibility of his government in providing protection to Indian diplomatic premises and personnel in Canada," Srivastava said.
A readout issued by Trudeau's office on the telephonic talks mentioned that the farmer protests figured in the discussions though the Indian statement on the same had not mentioned it.
"The leaders discussed Canada and India's commitment to democratic principles, recent protests, and the importance of resolving issues through dialogue," the Canadian readout said. It mentioned several other issues discussed by the two prime ministers.
Tens of thousands of farmers have been protesting at three border points on the outskirts of Delhi demanding repeal of the three contentious farm laws. The talks between the farmers and the government are deadlocked as the farmers are insisting on complete repeal of the laws.
In early December, Trudeau, backing the agitating farmers in India, had said that Canada will always be there to defend the rights of peaceful protests and had expressed concern over the situation.
Last week, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had made a comment on the issues related to the farmers and it was conveyed to Canada that such remarks pertaining to the internal affairs of India are "unwarranted" and "unacceptable".
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Bengaluru-Mysuru highway gets 60 cameras to detect cases of sectional overspeeding
Bengaluru: As a part of the measures taken by the Police Department and the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) for the safety of drivers on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, 60 cameras have been installed in order to detect and prevent sectional overspeeding on the highway.
The traffic and road safety wing of the Karnataka Police Department has installed 48 radar-based Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at six points on the 119-km stretch at a cost of Rs 3.5 crore while the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has installed video cameras at three points.
The cameras are meant to capture the incidents on the service roads too, for detection of violation, and generation of challans automatically to the vehicle owners. Testing of the cameras is on while the process of issuing challans is set to begin soon.
Alok Kumar, the Additional Director General of Police (Traffic and Road Safety and Training), has said that the cameras will calculate the average time required for a vehicle to cross a section between two camera poles and calculate if a driver was violating the speed limit. This will ensure that a driver does not slow down just while approaching a camera pole as he/she will have to maintain the permissible speed throughout the stretch.
The ADGP said that the cameras would also help in detecting seatbelt violations, mobile phone use while driving, lane violations and unauthorized access of non-motorized vehicles, two and three-wheelers on the highway.
He said that the cameras would be installed at accident-prone areas like Ganangooru, Channapatna, Ramanagara and Maddur, also stating that vendors have been instructed to enable to newly installed camera systems to detect sectional overspeeding on the highway.
